Before the official launch of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 last year, some rumors began to emerge that the new watches would be better. longer battery life. In fact, an Apple representative confirmed that the company is primarily focused on improving the autonomy of the next generation of Apple Watches.

Finally the arrival of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 Did not bring major advances in autonomy. This may change when the Apple Watch Series 10, popularly referred to as the Apple Watch Series X, launches in late 2024.

To improve the battery life of the Apple Watch Series 10, Apple will need to adjust essentially two factors of its watches: Energy efficiency and battery capacity of OLED display. Let’s get into the details.

Apple Watch Series 10 may have a more energy-efficient OLED display

The news came to light following a publication in Korean media The Elec. According to reports, Apple plans to improve the technology of the Apple Watch Series 10’s OLED panels to reduce the consumption of one of the most battery-draining functions: the always-on display function.

So how do they plan to do this? It’s easy, basically Apple plans to adopt LTPO technology (low temperature polycrystalline oxide Consisting of a thin layer for transistors (TFT) that enable the brightness of each pixel on the Apple Watch screen. By doing this Apple control voltage applied to liquid crystal cellsthus reducing the energy consumption of the amount of light passing through the screen.

Advantages of LTPO technology

Currently, the latest generation models of Apple Watch use this technology (LTPO) in a small number of transistors. However, most of them adopt a technology involving low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS). iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus also use panels with LTPS technology.

The main company responsible for the production of OLED panels for the Apple Watch Series 10 will be LG Display.

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Apple Watch Series X will include big changes in 2024

It is also said that Apple Watch Series 10 could bring the biggest redesign in history, according to Mark Gurman. much thinner thickness This will allow the Cupertino company to have much more internal space for hardware components. This innovation will make it easier to implement a higher capacity battery.

On the other hand, Apple Watch Series 10 may also be introduced a new magnetic belt system This will connect more tightly to the device and provide a bit more room for other hardware upgrades.